SB2014031319 - Path traversal in lighttpd (Alpine package)
Published: March 13, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014031319
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2324)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) mod_evhost and (2) mod_simple_vhost in lighttpd before 1.4.35 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the host name, related to request_check_hostname.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=133948cdd0b748fcfb806fdc050fdef363240128
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=183b925f899b19195e4bed7a0623850446fe4268
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=643088022f2fdc5d44692d01c15ecf7792ce0b27
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=df84b8b81de6a209061ac87470a3cbeb544ed52d